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Bobbie (male)

Variants:Robbie (M)
Pet Name for:Bob (M) Robert (M)
Can be spelt:Bobby (M)
Feminine form:Bobbie (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
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Notes:

English pet name for Robert, from Old German "bright fame".

Now mainly used as a female name, Bobbie may also be used as a pet name for younger males called Robert in England although the spelling Bobby is more usual, and the short form Bob is more frequent.
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